Grace Cantal-Albasin, Lindsay Murdoch and Lily Partland

Alleged child pornography kingpin Peter Gerard Scully has said he doesn't know why he rapes young girls, but will reflect on his motivations in a tell-all journal he is writing in prison in the Philippines.

Gerard Peter Scully being presented at the National Bureau of Investigation office in Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines after his arrest. Photo: STR

Scully has made similar comments about his plans to write about his actions since being transferred from Manila to a jail in the southern Philippines city of Cagayan de Oro, and has repeatedly told Philippine media he is "remorseful" for what he has done in an apparent attempt to gain sympathy in a nation shocked by his alleged crimes.

It was in Cagayan de Oro that he is alleged to have run a lucrative business involving clients paying the equivalent of between $US100 and $US10,000 in a pay-per-view scheme to watch videos, some of which have been described as the most shocking seen by Philippines agents fighting human trafficking.

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The allegations against Scully - who is also charged with murdering a 12-year-old girl who he had sexually abused - have prompted calls for him to be executed in a country where capital punishment was suspended in 2006.

In the 60 Minutes interview, Scully said he "hardly ever" had the urge to find young girls to abuse.

"It's not like a hungry dog that's got to feed every three or four hours, it's not like that. It's almost not an urge."

Police have seized a video titled The Destruction of Daisy showing the torture and sexual abuse of a one-year-old baby that investigators have described as the most shocking they have ever seen.

When questioned on the abuse of the baby, Scully refused to comment.

He insisted he wasn't a paedophile in Australia, and said details about the location of one girl who is still missing would also be in his journal.

Scully said he couldn't pinpoint when he began feeling remorse for his actions.

"At what point do you have remorse? I can't answer that honestly yet."

The report featured footage of the arrest of the former Melbourne businessman in the southern Philippine city of Malaybalay last month.

As Scully was led from his home, he asked police if he could get his cigarettes.

One victim said she was kidnapped off the street along with her cousin. She told how Scully directed her as he photographed and filmed her performing sex acts on her cousin.

"I hope I can forget when I grow up," she said.

"The following day after breakfast, we were asked to dig a grave. (He said) that we will be buried in the graves that we are digging."

She also said Scully sexually assaulted her and that his girlfriend covered her face with pillows so she couldn't scream.

Scully admitted to Fairfax Media that two girls aged 10 and 11 did stay at a house he was renting in Cagayan de Oro for two days in September last year.

His 18-year-old former live-in partner, known as "Angel", said his treatment of the two girls included having dog chains put around their necks.

Angel, facing charges of rape and human trafficking, is seeking to become a state witness at Scully's trial.

On Friday, Scully shrugged off his portrayal in the media as an evil predator in an interview with Fairfax Media, saying he is not worried about it.

"I get bigger than Ben-Hur and people get interested," Scully said.

"There is nothing I can do about it, so why worry about it?"

He said he was not preoccupied with his future.

"If I get sentenced, I get sentenced. That is something out of my control."

A Fairfax Media investigation has revealed that Scully arrived in Manila in 2011 while fleeing from Victoria over his key role in a property scheme that rorted more than $2.68 million from 20 investors.

Scully faces life imprisonment if convicted in the Philippines, where police say they would contest an application from Australian authorities to extradite him to face charges in Victoria.